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BY Fredrick Ngugi, 1:00pm August 19, 2016,

African Gold Medal Winners at Rio 2016 Olympics

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by Fredrick Ngugi, 1:00pm August 19, 2016,

Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon

Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon, a Kenyan athlete and winner of the women’s 1500m gold medal at Rio. Pop Sugar.

Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (Kenya)
Faith is a 22-year-old Kenyan middle-distance runner and the winner of the 2016 Olympic Women’s 1500m gold medal. She has won gold medals at several other events including the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics in France, and 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona.

Last Edited by:Deidre Gantt Updated: June 19, 2018

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